Postal services welcomed back

Janet Hall

Post Office services have been restored to villages in Northumberland.

A temporary mobile service has been introduced from Alnwick to the communities of Longhorsley, Whalton, Scots Gap and Stannington, with changes to the current mobile services in Beadnell, Bamburgh, Lowick, Doddington and Milfield.

Post Office field change advisor Ruth Barnes, said: “We understand how important having a Post Office is to residents in the communities of Whalton, Longhorsley, Scots Gap and Stannington and since the closure of the above services we have continued to work to identify a solution to restore services to the local communities.

“Post Office has therefore introduced a temporary mobile outreach service we are confident this service will meet their needs, while we continue to seek a permanent solution. This is part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the Post Office.”